Russian journalist dies after police beating

Russian journalist dies after police beating

Russian journalist dies after police beating

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:29 PM PST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian journalist died on Wednesday after being beaten in police custody, authorities and colleagues said, deepening concern about police abuses after a string of scandals involving violence and corruption.

U.S. troops smooth out logistics at Port-au-Prince airport

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 11:27 AM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI -- When Air Force Col. Ben McMullen first arrived at the airport here, there wasn't much to work with: a forklift, a few lift operators and truck drivers, a damaged air-traffic control tower and just one runway.


Darfur rebels say death sentences threaten peace talks

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 11:38 AM PST

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Darfur rebels on Wednesday condemned a death sentence on two of its members by a Khartoum court, saying it endangered the peace process.

Republicans win crucial senate race

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:30 PM PST

Gain in Massachusetts puts fate of Democrats' healthcare-overhaul plan in the balance.


Bomb alert shuts Munich airport

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 11:23 AM PST

Traveller flees the scene after his laptop sets off explosives detector in Germany.


Higher food costs lift US prices

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:02 AM PST

US producer prices rose 0.2% in December, led by an increase in the cost of food products, official data shows.


'Segregation' mapped in schools

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:51 AM PST

Pockets of deep segregation are revealed in a mapping of the ethnic make-up of England's school.


Merkel Calls for Global Exit Strategy

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 11:06 AM PST

Chancellor Angela Merkel said exports will remain crucial for Germany's economy and warned that EU countries' efforts to return to sound finances needed to be coordinated with the U.S. and Japan.


Bank of America Posts Loss for Year and Quarter

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:41 AM PST

The bank said a $4 billion repayment to the Treasury of money from the government's bailout fund weighed on its results.

Morgan Stanley’s Quarter Falls Below Forecast

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:31 AM PST

The bank said it had net income of $617 million in the fourth quarter as it struggled to rebound from the financial crisis.

Gates, in India, Warns of Regional Militant Threat

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:18 PM PST

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates warned that a "syndicate of terrorist operators" on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border was working to destabilize the region.

UK expands watch list, halts Yemen flights

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 09:03 AM PST

Britain is expanding its security watch list and has suspended all direct flights to Yemen as part of a series of new counterterrorism measures, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Wednesday.

Aide: Clinton to challenge Internet censorship in China

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 09:54 AM PST

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Thursday speech on Internet freedom will address the Google censorship fight in China, but won't stop there, a top adviser said Wednesday.

Live - Wednesday football

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 11:00 AM PST

Aston Villa and Blackburn meet for a place in the Carling Cup final, while Arsenal can go top of the Premier League by beating Bolton and Liverpool play Spurs.


Congo war deaths 'exaggerated'

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:51 AM PST

The number of people killed in a decade of war in DR Congo may be half of the accepted toll of 5.4m, a study suggests.


The Way We Live Now: The Great Unalignment

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 11:48 AM PST

How long can a Democratic majority last in our fast-paced, high-tech political culture?

Ant and Dec win double TV award

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:43 PM PST

Ant and Dec win the most popular entertainment presenter prize at the National TV Awards for the ninth year in a row.


Mammals 'floated to Madagascar'

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:34 AM PST

Ancestors of mammals found on the island of Madagascar could have been transported on floating vegetation from Africa, a study says.


Munich airport reopens after security breach

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 12:14 PM PST

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Munich international airport was re-opened on Wednesday after a three-hour shut down caused when a passenger left the security check even though his laptop computer set off an explosives detector, police said.

Spanish hairdressers campaign against tax on playing radio

Posted: 20 Jan 2010 10:03 AM PST

Hairdressers in Catalonia in Spain launch a campaign to avoid paying tax for playing the radio in their salons.


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